Russian Minister Asks for More Money for Construction of Chemical Weapons Destruction Facilities

Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko said an additional $140 million is required for construction and operation of chemical weapon destruction facilities, RIA Novosti reported yesterday (see GSN, June 23).

Russia plans to destroy 8,000 metric tons of chemical weapons in 2007.

“Large facilities and resources are clearly required for that,” Khristenko said at a Russian Cabinet session yesterday.

“We took a serious approach to calculating the financing required for the [disposal] program, but [approximately$140 million] more are required to honor our commitments.”

Finance Minister Alexi Kudrin pledged to locate funding for the facilities (RIA Novosti, June 23).

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